# Introduction

## What is &kappname;?

Put simply, &kappname; is a personal finance manager by &kde;. It enables users of open source operating systems and applications to keep careful track of their personal finances by providing a broad array of financial features and tools.

The principal goals of the project are:

- ## Feature Parity

  &kappname; intends to provide all important features found in the commercially available personal finance managers. Although every release of &kappname; gets closer and closer to that goal, there is still work to be done.

- ## Ease of Use.

  &kappname; strives to be the easiest open source personal finance manager to use, especially for the non-technical user.

- ## Correctness.

  Based on tried and tested double entry accounting principles &kappname; ensures that your finances are kept in correct order.

## What &kappname; is not

As a personal finance manager, &kappname; is not intended to scale to the needs of an average business or organization. A small business might find sufficient functionality to use &kappname;, but features such as accounts-receivable and accounts-payable are not directly supported. However, it would be possible to create client, supplier, document, or other features through plugins. There are also legal requirements on business bookkeeping in many countries, which &kappname; does not meet.

&kappname; is not simply a clone of the commercially available personal finance programs. Although many of the features present in &kappname; can be found in other similar applications, &kappname; strives to present an individual and unique view of your finances.